Watch a Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live stream
The Nigeria vs Ivory Coast AFCON 2023 final is free to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK and SABC Plus in South Africa. Away from home? You can use a VPN to unblock your stream from anywhere. Full details on how to watch the Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live stream just below.
Nigeria vs Ivory Coast: preview
It took a William Troost-Ekong penalty – one that almost ripped the goalposts out of the ground – to separate Nigeria and Ivory Coast in the group stage. Sunday's AFCON 2023 final meeting between the two nations will be a close-run thing.
The Elephants, two-time winners of this competition, have trodden a path so outlandish that neutrals everywhere have fallen head over heels for them. The AFCON hosts were an embarrassment to their country at the end of the group stage, but against all odds they scraped into the knockouts.
Three-time winners Nigeria, meanwhile, haven't quite lived up to expectations, but they keep managing to do just enough. Things haven't quite been happening for African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen, but his mere presence has been enough to panic opponents, and the fleet-footed Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon have been able to capitalise for the Super Eagles.
In this guide, we explain how to get a Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live stream and watch Africa Cup of Nations 2023, with the help of a VPN if you're away travelling at the moment.
FREE Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live streams
Where to find FREE Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live streams
The UK's BBC iPlayer (free to watch with a TV licence) will show the Nigeria vs Ivory Coast game live.
In South Africa, SABC is offering free streams of the AFCON final.
Other Sub-Saharan African countries can also tune in for free thanks to broadcaster New World TV.
If you're overseas during AFCON 2023, use the no.1 soccer VPN to unblock your usual stream from anywhere. Find more details below.
How to watch Nigeria vs Ivory Coast from outside your country
If you’re overseas when Nigeria vs Ivory Coast is on and try to watch the live action on your normal streaming service, you'll inevitably find that the coverage is blocked due to geographical rights reasons.
You can get past these blocks, however, by using a VPN. A virtual private network allows you to change your computer, smartphone or streaming device's IP address to a location that is showing your usual coverage.
Use a VPN to stream Nigeria vs Ivory Coast from anywhere:
How to use a VPN to watch Nigeria vs Ivory Coast
You can get started with a VPN in three easy steps:
1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location. For example, you can use ExpressVPN's UK server to watch Nigeria vs Ivory Coast on BBC iPlayer.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream – head to the relevant streaming service and watch as if you were back at home.